We charge a CHF.500.- security to start a search. This fee is payable in advance. It is deducted from the commission we charge you when you find a house (see our refund policy).

We accept payment by American Express, MasterCard, Eurocard, Visa, money orders, bank transfers and cashier's checks.

Paying us by credit card
Credit cards are the quickest way of paying us. We currently accept American Express, Mastercard and Visa. You can either write your credit card details on the contract we send you, phone it in or send it by fax.

Paying us by bank transfer
We accept payments by bank transfers. You can send the the account set-up fee plus courier charges in the equivalent in your local currency. Please keep in mind that bank transfers take a minimum of 2 days to clear but can take much longer. Insist that your bank use the SWIFT code to make things faster.

	BANK	Postefinance CH-3030 Bern Switzerland
	SWIFT CODE	POFICHBE
	BENEFICIARY	Micheloud & Cie Rue du Grand-Chêne 8 CH-1003 Lausanne Switzerland
	ACCOUNT NUMBER	17-299233-7

Paying us by Western Union
Western Union is a company that offers instant money transfers the world over. How does it work? You simply head to your nearest Western Union agent location (complete list), contact us to get the necessary information to fill in the form, pay in cash and send us the transaction number. The Swiss Western Union agent will confirm to us that the money has arrived and we can proceed with your request to open an account straightaway. Please note that Western Union transfers must be addressed to an individual.

Paying us by cheque
We do accept cashier's cheques as payment. However, we do not recommend this payment method. Your application will be processed only when the cheque has cleared, which can take several weeks. We do not accept personal cheques. If you want to pay by cheque, send us your cheque at :

Micheloud & Co.

Billing Department

Grand-Chene 8

CH-1003 Lausanne

Switzerland

Don't hesitate to contact us should you have any questions.